2020 DEFENSE

DEFENSE ANALYTICS

Everything the offense page shows, from the other side of the ball — efficiency and explosiveness allowed, defensive line disruption, pass defense, situational stops, and takeaways. Ranked against that season's FBS field only.

2020 was an abbreviated, largely conference-only COVID season (8-13 games per team); treat this profile as a smaller, noisier sample than a normal season.
STAYING ON SCHEDULE

EFFICIENCY ALLOWED

53Success58Rush Success44Pass Success58Standard Down33Passing Down25Late Down213rd Dn Dist.
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METRICVALUERANKPERCENTILE
Success RateLOWER IS BETTER43.1%#60/127
53
Rush Success RateLOWER IS BETTER42.6%#54/127
58
Pass Success RateLOWER IS BETTER43.6%#71/127
44
Standard Down Success RateLOWER IS BETTER46.9%#54/127
58
Passing Down Success RateLOWER IS BETTER34.3%#85/127
33
Late Down Success Rate (3rd/4th)LOWER IS BETTER47.5%#95/127
25
Average 3rd Down Distance6.43#100/127
21
CHUNK-PLAY ABILITY

EXPLOSIVENESS ALLOWED

41PPA / Play41Early Down PPA46Rush PPA41Pass PPA/DB75Explosive88Rush Explosive33Pass Explosive75Yds/Success
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METRICVALUERANKPERCENTILE
PPA / PlayLOWER IS BETTER0.252#76/127
41
Early Down PPA / PlayLOWER IS BETTER0.152#76/127
41
Rush PPA / PlayLOWER IS BETTER0.163#69/127
46
Pass PPA / DropbackLOWER IS BETTER0.348#75/127
41
Explosive Play RateLOWER IS BETTER10.5%#33/127
75
Rush Explosive RateLOWER IS BETTER10.7%#16/127
88
Pass Explosive RateLOWER IS BETTER10.4%#85/127
33
Yards / Successful PlayLOWER IS BETTER11.86#32/127
75
IN THE TRENCHES

DEFENSIVE LINE

44Line Yards57Opp. Rate9Stuff Rate73Yds/Attempt11Sack Rate38TFL / Gm
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METRICVALUERANKPERCENTILE
Line YardsLOWER IS BETTER3.09#72/127
44
Opportunity RateLOWER IS BETTER46.3%#55/127
57
Stuff Rate13.5%#116/127
9
Rush Yards / AttemptLOWER IS BETTER4.65#35/127
73
Sack Rate3.7%#113/127
11
Tackles For Loss / Game4.17#79/127
38
THROUGH THE AIR

PASS DEFENSE

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METRICVALUERANKPERCENTILE
Yards / DropbackLOWER IS BETTER7.14#69/127
46
Pass Yards / GameLOWER IS BETTER254.83#99/127
22
Interceptions / Game———
3RD DOWN, RED ZONE, POINTS

SITUATIONAL & FINISHING

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METRICVALUERANKPERCENTILE
3rd Down Conversion RateLOWER IS BETTER45.6%#97/127
24
4th Down Conversion RateLOWER IS BETTER71.4%#109/127
14
Red Zone Scoring RateLOWER IS BETTER———
Red Zone TD RateLOWER IS BETTER———
Points / DriveLOWER IS BETTER———
DISRUPTION

HAVOC & TAKEAWAYS

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METRICVALUERANKPERCENTILE
Havoc Rate7.2%#118/127
7
Turnovers / Game———